Mattress and the like



1943. K. SELUK 2,331,142

MATTRESS AND THE LIKE Filed June 23, 1941 INVENTOR. BY ffi a 12L ASELJJ/f Patented a. 1943 "Ihiso'intentionfrelates tol nattres I I l e, "m dmore particularly I to the, tuiting" structure and" mm dj r turning 'fo'r utiliiation' n connection with mattresses and ranalogous'fa cles of rnanu'facturefl W urn this art, the preyalentinraeticejofituftihg has involved use gr turtm vpords tnrougiithe filling in such mann r that the'cords (exposed in part at one side or the 'other 'oiwthe mattress and either iqr covering .theord fportions at the tuft meemures or 'to" distribute the wads, buttons'randnthe likehave been employee.

Use of this construction intrbduces the fdiscom fort of the tufts to the use]: of the mattress, .in-o

tro'duces an element, which catches. and retains dust and dirt, anc'linecess'itates"-.re1eas of, all of the ,tuft ing cords Whenrecoilering the mattress with, new ticking. o

, culties, "x'najufacturerghave generally hemprised between. the lievils' oi lessibulky c e stronger .b t' o l res. $0; he

Other less commonly 'utiliz ecl have involved" engaging the tu'fting "Col-:68 through pleats"in the ticking anqcari mg 'theupper fold of the ticking Over thecord to hide it, but this involves introducing ridges act as the mat-,- tress ,due to thepleat's and preyeh oi fieurecl natternslof tickingfsinc'e se ne" of the pattern" foldedj "due" to; the..p1eat an spoils, the

appearance; I; This eonstruction ;,1likew ise requires release pf all applying i w'tifi;

k seimiodu e o afurther ill, in that'the he 1;

he tuft de re s n-Eerie mqr rwfi d a vnskillfulfappearance: o the of the mat tress I .BY rear-we; iii-ewe i em ufting' eords when ,t o ei es im terial of the pleat resiilts m an uneven. pull to strain over a larger area of thetiking, tllf ingfl the tufting cordkinots out of proximitytoj thef mattress surface, and which can remain int abtwhen the rnattress ha-sits tickingiemoved and" o another applied. Otherfobjectsf; are to relieve, the tieking'. of afg'reater part of the strain of the tufting c0rds,'tofenab1e the tieking .tobe at tached subsequent to application o'i'the cutting cords, to enable use of soft textured tie means the tape is'on the underside.,yet the user wili find it uncomfortable am it .Willgiize muc the samesensation oi the p'leat'or ofa seam in the material; This n'iethod or ,tuiting also provided loops stitched n er the tape'at the 'tufting" tied to the i'oops; 'I o reover, the J mattieSg/the cords would. have to beieljased, and because of the tight' ess of the kno.ts',,tthe loops were often" cut.= r V A fThepresent invention seeks to overcome these various drawbacks and unsetisfactory features ofthe priorart to produce la mattressor thelikew Which WiH be weilftailoreiattractive, comfort: able and. sanitary.,, It is the purpose of them i vention, to providestrong, permanent tilitingv cords'which are. entirely hidden, which can have between thev tufting cords and the ticking; to

avoid unduestrain on. or large punctures in the ticking; to seeuresimpli'city of construction and" method of manuiacture; and to obtainvother advantages and results as may be brought, out in the following description, s a

cord is objectionable; sincethe knot wil l b e cor respondingly bulky angi ncon fortableto the user of; themattress,;, 1am; involves eorrespond 1 ingly large punctures; in the ticking material at points where the strain; i s most severe and j therefore" apt to beff the starting .pointfor tearingef thetickihg.. *Resuita'nt from'th'e Sand tainment of more eonifor t'lto th rific ing aeegreo: clurability Yet anethermethed-of tuni occasionally, [which has: resort ed tapes on the undersigie ,6: the 16101;;

stitching entirely across the niattress this'methgddoes not disrupt the tickin ttein,"

Figuret 3 is; a perspectiye sectionalo v o ha ar e .i eel t a i r 2 d'shqw,

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lar parts throughout the several views;

Figure 1' is-avperspe'ctive view ofoa mattress or-the like with 'part of the ticking mmea pae y as "in process of; manufacture;

of a mattress or the like showing one t'i'iftponi pleted at the top of the mattress, and another.

in process of completion;

ing atuftin process of completion; U t

gFigureA. is atperspective view of the underneath-Jace"of a portion of the ticking showing one of. theitie means thereon; and I 1 ,liigure; 5' r is,

points; elnclthe cords th rougli' the mattress were Referringto the 'accompanying c Y which like numerals: of" reference indicate sin ii .YFigure 2 isa. longitudinal seetion'ofi a portion" n View en a sectional vie w ,q line: er

illustrated in said drawing, reference numeral l designates the mattress in general. Any suitable filling material or stuffing H is employed to constitute the body of the mattress. Preferably the filling material is first covered on top and bottom with a lining I2 which may be cheese-cloth or other selected fabric. It is, however, preferably a fabric which is readily stretched smoothly to desired shape or configuration so as to offer no objectionable ridges even though pulled into tuft depressions 13. 'It should also be of a character enabling the knots of the tufting cords to be pulled through without injury to the material or disturbance of the filling.

Tufting cords M of stout character are looped through the top and bottom lining l2 and intervening filling II, and, with the stuffing compressed, the cords are each tied with knots l5 and the knots pulled to a position within the filling. Release of the pressure on the mattress then results in the cords having a looped length less than the general thickness of the mattress so that at each cord tufting depressions 13 are provided in the top and bottom surfaces of the mattress.

Preferably the cords are applied through the mattress at regularly spaced intervals.

Ticking I6 is next applied, and as the mode of application is the same for both top and bottom of the mattress, it is shown for simplicity of illustration as being applied only to the top. After application of ticking to the top, as illustrated, the mattress is turned over, the bottom then being the top, and identical procedure fol-- lowed for applying that ticking in place.

The ticking I6 is preferably pro-fabricated with a plurality of soft textured tie mean I! applied to the under side of the ticking at the same interval spacing as the tufting cords l4 above described. Thus, when the ticking is applied to the body of the mattress a tie means H will be juxtaposed to each cord. The tie means preferred constitutes a relatively short ength of soft textured fabric tape doubled midway of its length, as at 18, and stitched near the doubling fold l8 to the ticking. A sewing machine is available on the market which stitches back and forth through a desired length, preferably about half an inch with very close and repeated stitches such as used in finishing buttonholes. Such a machine and stitching is preferably employed. For clarity in the drawing, I have attempted to show only a few stitches 19 although in practice the stitches are close to each other and overlap each other.

Since, as stated, the stitching occurs only'for a short length, the stitches will be entirely at the bottom of the tuft depression in use, and neither disagreeable to the body of the user of the mattress nor objectionable in appearance. Furthermore since the stitches are substantially flat with respect to or embedded within the ticking material, they form no aid to catching or retention of dust or dirt in the depressions. The stitching is, as to the short length referred to,crosswise of the tape and reinforces the ticking and spreads the area of tension of the tie means over the ticking.

Inasmuch as the tie means are disposed in juxtaposition to the tufting cords, the ticking can be turned back a row at a time, one end of each tie means slipped under the loop of the cord and the two ends of the tie means tied together.'

Since the structure admits of use of soft and highly flexible tie means, the knotsth'erein are not only small but readily crushed and-present no discomfort to the user. The length of 'tie and tufted.

means from the stitching securing it to the ticking, to its tied engagement with the tufting cords is very short, practically only part of the knot itself, and therefore not subject to the probability of breaking were its length under strain as long as the tie cord. It is not subjected to as much strain as the tie cord, and for these and other reasons may accordingly be made of less bulky or harsh material. It is readily cut loose when desired to replace the ticking and without disturbing or injury to the tie cords which continue to be available for securing a new ticking thereto by the same procedure as above outlined.

Since the various details of construction as well as the precise steps in the described procedure and method of manufacture are subject to variation and change without departing from th inventive concept or scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the specification or illustrated in the drawing shall be interpreted as exemplary and not in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein shown and described and all statements of the scope of the invention herein set forth as a matter of language which might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim:

l. A mattress or the like comprising a body portion, tufting cords secured in place with respect to said body portion and completely establishing tufting depressions and taking the entire strain maintaining the depressions irrespective of the presence of a ticking on said body portion, a ticking for said body portion, and tie means permanently attached on the ticking, said tie means having ends of which one end of each passes under a tufting cord and of which the two ends of each tie means are tied together above the body portion and beneath th ticking thereby securing the ticking to the body portion with minimum strain on the tie means.

2. A mattress or the like comprising a body portion, tufting cords secured in place with re spect to said body portion and completely establishing tufting depressions therein irrespective of portion, tufting cords of stout material secured in place with respect to 'said body portion and completely establishing tufting-depressions therein irrespective of the presence of a ticking on said body portion, a ticking for said body portion, and tie means permanently attached on the ticking, said means comprising soft textured material, said tie means having ends of which one end of each passes under a tufting cord and of which the two ends of each tie means are tied together abov the body portion and beneath the ticking thereby securing the ticking to the body portion with minimum strain on the tie means and removable therefrom with the body portion remaining intact 4 KARL sELUK; 

